Pinky Schooner Half Hull
Bill Horner
mahogany on teak
12” x 28”
This Pinky Schooner Half Hull model is a decorative replication of traditional half modeling, used by boat and ship builders for at least 200 years. Pinky Schooners were double enders, the stern pinched or “pinked”. They were very stable in rough seas and were commonly found on Gulf of Maine fishing grounds in the period between the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. Their design descends from the smaller Chebacco boats of Essex, Massachusetts, the Pinky adding a bowsprit which became a standard element in square ended schooner rigging and sail plans. Many Pinkies were built along the coast of Maine. Two notables were the “Trenton” and this model from Eastport.
